Cutting implement



May. 10, 1932. J. E. POOLE CUTTING IMPLEMENT Filed March 30. 1928 INVENTOR ATTORN EY WITNESS;

Patented May l0, 1932 UNITED STATES CUTTING y.,

Appiication med March so, seriajinj 265,999.

The principal obj ect of this invention is to provide a device adapted to be placed on one finger of the hand of the user and having a thimble part thereon, a cutter for cutting thread and cloth, a needle holder and an unraveling needle which may be projected and retracted, with means for covering the major portion of the cutter so that the same can be used as a thread cutter, the covering means being lifted When the cutter is to be used for cutting cloth.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several part-s, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference Will be had to the accompanying drawings Wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the severa-l views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of the device.

Figure 2 is a view of the opposite side with the cover raised.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-8 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view showing how the device is used.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken through the body to show how this body and the knife supporting members are formed.

In these views, 1 indicates a member of arc shape in cross section and tapering from its inner to its outer end and 2 indicates a pair of parallel Wings slightly spaced apart and connected at one edge With the longitudinal center of the convex face of member 1. The small end of the member 1 extends bevond the ends of the Wings and the convex face of this extended part is roughened or pitted, as at 4, to provide a thimble part. The Wings extend beyond the large end of the member 1 and a ring 5 is connected with the inner edge of these extended portions of the Wings. I prefer to form the Wings of one strip of material which is looped at its center to form the ring and then the strip extends at `rightva'ngles from the ring to form the Wings'. *The str'lpis connected together at its endsffto close the space between-the Wings, this vspace' being adapted to receive a safety razor'blade 6" or other kind of` blade. One Wing is providedkWith openings 7 to receive indentations formed in the other Wing, these indentations:passingl through holes in 'the blade so thatl the 'blade is` removably held-in the spacebetvveen the Wings. As Will be seen, the. inner `part of the ring lies in the same plane last-he concaved surface of the member'l so t-hatwvh'en the finger of the user is inserted Vintotherin'g,A a portion -of the finger' will restin the con'caved part of the member 1 andthusthe device Will be firmly attached to the linge1v,fas'sliowniii-Figure 4.`

' Achannel-shaped cover member 8 has one end' pivoted -to' the extended portionsof the wings so that said cover member can be swung over the wingsan'd the blade therein 1or moved to a -pos-itionto uncover the blade, as shown in Figure 2. This cover member is formed with a notch 9 which will expose a portion of the blade When the cover member is in closed position so that this exposed portion can be used for cutting threads and the like.

A tubular part 10 is arranged on .the member 1 at the point o-f junction With one Wing therewith and this member contains cotton yarn or the like, as shown at 11, so that needles 12 can be placed therein. A smaller 4tubular member 13 is arranged at the junction of the other Wing with the member 1, but said member is Islotted and notched, as shown at 14, and contains a needle 15-Which is formed with a rightangular extension 16 so that the needle can be projected and retracted by moving theinember 16 from one notch to the other, as shown in full and dotted lines in Figure 1. This needle can be used for unraveling threads and the like.

The device is preferably placed on the ring finger of the hand used for sewing, with one of the Wings resting against the second finger, as clearly shown in Figure 4. This Will leave the thumb and first finger free to handle the needler used in sewing, the thimble part 4 being used to press the needle through the work. jlVhen thread -is to be cut, the

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thread can be pressed against .the exposed part of the blade by the first finger and thumb. When thread is to be cut close to the work, then the cover is moved to open position by the thumb so that the blade can engage the thread close to the Work. When cloth isto be out, the cover is moved to open position softhat theknife can be used for cutting the cloth.

Thus I have provided a simpleV device which can be used asrathimble, fa, thread and cloth cutter, for unraveling thread and the like, and which will hold a supply of needles.

It is thought from the foregoingfdescrip. tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention Will-be readily-,- apparent.

Itis to be understoodthat .I `may make changes in the construction and in the combination y and ,arrangement of the severall parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

-lVhat I-claim is v The combination of la Wide `finger receiving ring formed with I an larclbehapedv outwardly tapered extension having a pair of wings slightly spaced apart at the longitudinal center of said extension,v the latter at its smaller end extended beyond the wings, one Wing bein giormed with apertures, means struck from the other wing and confront-ing the apertures to secure aj safety razor blade between the wings, and a-channeled cover member *piv-V oted at'. the inner ends of the wings vand adaptedto beswung onto the same to enclose thelrazor blade.

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